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World War I Quiz

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the immediate trigger that started World War I?

a)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

Germany's invasion of Belgium

d)

The Zimmermann Telegram

2.

Who was the U.S. President during World War I?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Herbert Hoover

3.

What was the Zimmermann Telegram?

a)

A peace proposal from Germany

b)

A message asking Mexico to attack the U.S.

c)

A letter from Wilson to Congress

d)

A British war declaration

4.

Which military training facility was established in Alabama during WWI?

a)

Camp McClellan

b)

Fort Benning

c)

Fort Knox

d)

Camp Shelby

5.

What is an alliance in the context of WWI?

a)

A trade agreement between nations

b)

A promise to remain neutral

c)

An agreement to help defend each other

d)

A peace treaty after war

6.

What was the Selective Service Act of 1917?

a)

A volunteer program for soldiers

b)

A law requiring men to register for the draft

c)

A military training program

d)

A weapons production law

7.

Which best describes trench warfare?

a)

Fighting from ships at sea

b)

Aerial combat between planes

c)

Fighting from deep defensive ditches

d)

Mobile tank warfare

8.

What was the League of Nations?

a)

A military alliance

b)

A trade organization

c)

An international peacekeeping organization

d)

A European union

9.

Which country was NOT part of the Allied Powers?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Austria-Hungary

d)

Russia

10.

What were Wilson's "Fourteen Points"?

a)

Military strategies

b)

Peace terms for after the war

c)

Rules for joining the army

d)

Economic policies

11.

What year did the U.S. enter WWI?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1917

d)

1918

12.

What was President Woodrow Wilson's initial stance on World War I?

a)

He wanted immediate U.S. involvement

b)

He wanted to remain neutral

c)

He supported only Britain

d)

He supported the Central Powers

13.

The Lusitania was:

a)

A German battleship

b)

A French cargo ship

c)

A British passenger ship

d)

An American warship

14.

The Selective Service Act of 1917:

a)

Provided food for soldiers

b)

Created new military bases

c)

Required men to register for the draft

d)

Established military hospitals

15.

Armistice Day marked:

a)

The start of U.S. involvement

b)

The sinking of the Lusitania

c)

The end of the war

d)

Wilson's reelection

16.

Wilson changed his mind about U.S. involvement because:

a)

German submarine warfare threatened American lives

b)

France requested help

c)

Russia left the war

d)

Britain offered payment

17.

Which group of nations made up the Allied Powers?

a)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

b)

Britain, France, Russia

c)

Spain, Italy, Greece

d)

Japan, China, India

18.

Before entering the war, the U.S. supported the Allies by:

a)

Sending troops secretly

b)

Building military bases

c)

Providing weapons and supplies

d)

Training their soldiers

19.

The Treaty of Versailles required Germany to:

a)

Join the League of Nations

b)

Pay war reparations

c)

Build more weapons

d)

Expand its military

20.

What equipment or weapons were new during World War 1?

4 lines
21.
The U.S. entered WWI in:
a)
1898
b)
1914
c)
1917
d)
1918
22.

Which side did the United States join when they entered the war?

a)

The Central Powers

b)

The Allied Powers

c)

The Axis Powers

d)

The League of Nations

23.

Was the United States involved in World War I when it started?

a)

YES

b)

NO